Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.993 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical ...

Grounds of "The Crest"

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne (American, 1843 - 1926)

Dateabout 1900

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/8 x 10 1/2in. (23.2 x 26.7cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 10 1/2in. (23.2 x 26.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.993

DescriptionLandscape of Samuel and Phebe Thorne's summer home, "Thornecrest," with stone walls, plants and trees, a road, a greenhouse in the background, and other buildings.

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NotesSubject Note: "The Crest" was the Thorne family's name for their house, Thorncrest, in Millbrook, NY. Designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter for George Hunter Brown, it was built in 1867 and called Millbrook House. The grounds were landscaped by Olmsted & Vaux. It was razed in 1950.

--From a 1979 letter to Rollie McKenna from NYU Assistant Professor of Fne Arts Sarah Landau

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